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ceejayoz 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: California leaders report four to six weeks worth ...

Yeah, I remember flying into LAX in the late 80s and early 90s. Smog so thick it looked like a physical obstacle.

Whatever they're doing seems to be working nicely.

johnvanommen 3 months ago [–]

Car emissions are far lower now. I lived in CA when the air was grey in July.

That ended a long time ago. A modern Honda generates something like 1% as much pollution as a car from the eighties.

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